Translational Physiology Research Group

Hilton, N., Leach, N., Sparks, S.A., Gough, L., Deb, S., Craig, M. and McNaughton, L. 2019. A novel ingestion strategy for sodium bicarbonate supplementation in a delayed-release form: a randomised crossover study in trained males. Sports Medicine - open. 5 (4). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-019-0177-0

Barrios-Silva, L., Parnell, M., Shinwari, Z., Chaudhary, G., Xenofontos, T, van Bekhoven, A., McArthur, S. and Elliott, B. 2018. Activin subfamily peptides predict chronological age in humans. Physiological Report. 6 (17), p. e13823. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.13823

MacKenzie, R. and Elliott, B. 2014. Akt/PKB activation and insulin signaling: a novel insulin signaling pathway in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. 7, pp. 55-67. https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S48260

Brown, D., Gough, L., Deb, S., Sparks, S.A. and McNaughton, L. 2017. Astaxanthin in Exercise Metabolism, Performance and Recovery: A Review. Frontiers in Nutrition. 4 76. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2017.00076

Dolan, E., Deb, S., Stephan, G. and Swinton, P. 2016. Brief communication: Self-reported health and activity habits and attitudes in saturation divers. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine: journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. 43 (2), pp. 93-101.

McNaughton, L., Brewer, C., Deb, S., Hilton, N., Gough, L. and Sparks, S.A. 2019. Buffering agents: Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phosphate. in: Hoffman, J. (ed.) Dietary Supplementation in Sport and Exercise: Evidence, Safety, and Ergogenic Benefits Routledge. pp. 191-205

Edwards, K., Elliott, B. and Silva, C. 2020. Carbohydrate intake and ketosis in self-sufficient multi-stage ultramarathon runners. Journal of Sports Sciences. 38 (4), pp. 366-374. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1702269

Elliott, B., Shinwari, Z.B., Altayar, Z., Barrios, L., Chaudhary, G.A., Hanifa, E., Parnell, M., Xenofontos, T., Sculthorpe, N., Herbert, P., Grace, F. and Hayes, L. 2016. Circulating myostatin is reduced with aging in humans but not altered by short-term, high intensity training. Physiology 2016. Dublin, Ireland 29 2016 - 31 Jul 2017 The Physiological Society.

Arazi, H., Salek, L., Nikfal, E., Izadi, M., Tufano, J.J., Elliott, B. and Brughelli, M. 2020. Comparable endocrine and neuromuscular adaptations to variable vs. constant gravity-dependent resistance training among young women. Journal of translational medicine. 18 (239) 239. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-020-02411-y

Deb, S., Gough, L., Sparks, S.A. and McNaughton, L. 2017. Determinants of curvature constant (W’) of the power duration relationship under normoxia and hypoxia: the effect of pre-exercise alkalosis. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 117 (5), pp. 901-912. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-017-3574-4

Kalampouka, I., van Bekhoven, A. and Elliott, B. 2018. Differing Effects of Younger and Older Human Plasma on C2C12 Myocytes in Vitro. Frontiers in Physiology. 9 152. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.00152

Elliott, B., Hayes, L., Hughes, D. and Burtscher, M. 2020. Editorial: Exercise as a Countermeasure to Human Aging. Frontiers in Physiology. 11 883. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00883

Hayes, L., Burtscher, M. and Elliott, B. 2022. Editorial: Exercise as a Countermeasure to Human Aging, Volume II. Frontiers in Physiology. 13 (878983). https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.878983

Bagheri, R., Hooshmand Moghadam, B., Candow, D., Elliott, B., Wong, A., Ashtary-Larky, D., Forbes, S. and Rashidlamir, A. 2021. Effects of Icelandic yogurt consumption and resistance training in healthy untrained older males. British Journal of Nutrition. 127 (9), pp. 1334-1342. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114521002166

Bagheri, R., Rashidlamir, A., Motevalli, M., Elliott, B., Mehrabani, J. and Wong, A. 2019. Effects of upper-body, lower-body, or combined resistance training on the ratio of follistatin and myostatin in middle-aged men. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 119 (9), p. 1921–1931. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-019-04180-z

Mosher, S., Gough, L., Deb, S., Saunders, B., McNaughton, L., Brown, D. and Sparks, S.A. 2020. High dose Nitrate ingestion does not improve 40 km cycling time trial performance in trained cyclists. Research in Sports Medicine: an International Journal. 28 (1), pp. 138-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2019.1586707

Naufahu, J., Elliott, B., Markiv, A., Dunning-Foreman, P., McGrady, M., Howard, D., Watt, P.W. and Mackenzie, R.W.A. 2018. High intensity exercise decreases IP6K1 muscle content & improves insulin sensitivity in glucose intolerant individuals. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 103 (4), pp. 1479-1490. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2017-02019

Hayes, L., Elliott, B., Yasar, Z., Bampouras, T., Sculthorpe, N., Sanal-Hayes, N. and Hurst, C. 2021. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) as a Potential Countermeasure for Phenotypic Characteristics of Sarcopenia: A Scoping Review. Frontiers in Physiology. 12 715044. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.715044

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Elliott, B., Herbert, P., Sculthorpe, N., Grace, F., Stratton, D. and Hayes, L. 2017. Lifelong exercise, but not short-term high-intensity interval training, increases GDF11, a marker of successful aging: a preliminary investigation. Physiological Report. 5 (13), p. e13343 e13343. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.13343

Deb, S., Swinton, P. and Dolan, E. 2016. Nutritional considerations during prolonged exposure to a confined, hyperbaric, hyperoxic environment: Recommendations for saturation divers. Extreme Physiology and Medicine. 7 (5), p. 1 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13728-015-0042-9

Deb, S., Burgess, K., Swinton, P. and Dolan, E. 2017. Physiological responses to prolonged saturation diving: a field based pilot study. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine: journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. 44 (6), pp. 581-587. https://doi.org/10.22462/11.12.2017.9

Deb, S., Brown, D., Gough, L., Mclellan, C.P., Swinton, P., Sparks, S.A. and McNaughton, L. 2018. Quantifying the effects of acute hypoxic exposure on exercise performance and capacity: A systematic review and meta-regression. European Journal of Sport Science. 18 (2), pp. 243-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2017.1410233

McNaughton, L., Bentley, D., Deb, S., Gough, L. and Sparks, S.A. 2016. Recent Developments in the Use of Sodium Bicarbonate as an Ergogenic Aid. Current Sports Medicine Reports. 15 (4), pp. 233-244. https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000000283

Cooper, I., Crofts, C., DiNicolantonio, J., Malhotra, A., Elliott, B., Kyriakidou, Y. and Brookler, K. 2020. Relationships between hyperinsulinaemia, magnesium, vitamin D, thrombosis and COVID-19: rationale for clinical management . Open Heart. 7 e001356. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2020-001356

Hayes, L. and Elliott, B. 2019. Short-Term Exercise Training Inconsistently Influences Basel Testosterone in Older Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Physiology. 9 1878. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.01878

Gough, L., Deb, S., Sparks, S.A. and McNaughton, L. 2018. Sodium bicarbonate improves 4 km time trial cycling performance when individualised to time to peak blood bicarbonate in trained male cyclists. Journal of Sports Sciences. 36 (15), pp. 1705-1712. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2017.1410875

Deb, S., Gough, L., Sparks, S.A. and McNaughton, L. 2018. Sodium bicarbonate supplementation improves severe-intensity intermittent exercise under moderate acute hypoxic conditions. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 118 (3), pp. 607-615. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-018-3801-7

Yasar, Z., Elliott, B., Kyriakidou, Y., Nwokoma, C., Postlethwaite, R., Gaffney, C., Dewhurst, S. and Hayes, L. 2021. Sprint interval training (SIT) reduces serum epidermal growth factor (EGF), but not other inflammatory cytokines in trained older men. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 121, pp. 1909-1919. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-021-04635-2

Brown, D.R., Warner, A.R., Deb, S., Gough, L.A., Sparks, S.A. and McNaughton, L.R. 2021. The effect of astaxanthin supplementation on performance and fat oxidation during a 40 km cycling time trial. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 24 (1), pp. 92-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.06.017

Kyriakidou, Y., Wood, C., Ferrier, C., Dolci, A. and Elliott, B. 2021. The effect of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on exercise-induced muscle damage. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 18 (1) 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-020-00405-1

Kyriakidou, Y., Wood, C., Elliott, B. and Dolci, A. 2018. The Effect of Omega-3 Supplementation on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage. Europhysiology 2018. London 14 - 16 Sep 2018 The Physiological Society.

Bagheri, Reza, Ashtary-Larky, Damoon, Elliott, B., Willoughby, Darryn S., Kargarfard, Mehdi, Alipour, Meysam, Lamuchi-Deli, Nasrin, Kooti, Wesam, Asbaghi, Omid and Wong, Alexei 2023. The effects of gradual vs. rapid weight loss on serum concentrations of myokines and body composition in overweight and obese females. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry. 129 (3), pp. 821-828. https://doi.org/10.1080/13813455.2021.1874020

Gough, L., Brown, D., Deb, S., Sparks, S.A. and McNaughton, L. 2019. The effects of sodium bicarbonate ingestion on cycling performance and acid base balance recovery in acute normobaric hypoxia. Journal of Sports Sciences. 37 (13), pp. 1464-1471. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1568173

Gough, L., Brown, D., Deb, S., Sparks, S.A. and McNaughton, L. 2018. The influence of alkalosis on repeated high-intensity exercise performance and acid–base balance recovery in acute moderate hypoxic conditions. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 118 (12), p. 2489–2498. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-018-3975-z

Newell, M., Hunter, A.M., Lawrence, C., Tipton, K.D. and Galloway, S.D.R. 2015. The Ingestion of 39 or 64 g·h-1 of Carbohydrate is Equally Effective at Improving Endurance Exercise Performance in Cyclists. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 25 (3), pp. 285-292. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2014-0134

Gough, L., Deb, S., Sparks, S.A. and McNaughton, L. 2017. The Reproducibility of 4-km Time Trial (TT) Performance Following Individualised Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation: a Randomised Controlled Trial in Trained Cyclists. Sports Medicine - open. 3 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-017-0101-4

Gough, L., Deb, S., Sparks, S.A. and McNaughton, L. 2017. The Reproducibility of Blood Acid Base Responses in Male Collegiate Athletes Following Individualised Doses of Sodium Bicarbonate: A Randomised Controlled Crossover Study. Sports Medicine. 47 (10), p. 2117–2127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-017-0699-x